{"id":2522,"date":"2025-06-18T13:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/production-cycle\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:23:36","slug":"production-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/production-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Production cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2522\" class=\"elementor elementor-2522\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d025e51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d025e51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51590a3c\" data-id=\"51590a3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253b13b2 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"253b13b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-bordered wd-title-size-default text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-primary subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow does\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">The transformation process<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-after_title reset-last-child wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process of transforming olives into 100% Italian extra virgin oil involves several operations that are preparatory to each other and studied in detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0c33c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_timeline\" data-id=\"5d0c33c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-wrapper wd-item-shadow wd-line-dashed\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-dot dot-start\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-dot dot-end\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-72517f7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe collection\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-aef73d4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-content left-history\"><p>Olive <strong>harvesting<\/strong> in Puglia generally begins from October through December. Salento olives are harvested <strong>directly from the tree<\/strong> at the <strong>right degree of ripeness<\/strong>, called <strong>veraison<\/strong>. The method of harvesting used depends on the plant; it can be partly mechanical by shaking and partly by hand, through hand plucking. Olives in the Apulian tradition are placed in ventilated crates and taken immediately to the <strong>olive mill<\/strong> for processing. This stage is very important to avoid the start of fermentation and oxidation. To obtain the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliocongedi.com\/coltivato-nel-salento\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>quality extra virgin olive oil<\/strong> <strong>grown in Salento<\/strong><\/a>, every moment of processing must be carefully monitored, controlled in its critical points as an error in the processing phase would decisively affect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliocongedi.com\/qualita-olio-extravergine-pugliese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>quality of the product<\/strong><\/a> and would be difficult to recover.     <\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-content right-history\"> <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-be949da\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefoliation and washing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-right elementor-repeater-item-f40ab6a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the first operations for processing into extra virgin oil after the olive harvest is defoliation, which is important to remove rotten leaves and twigs that happened during the harvest. Washing the olives is important to eliminate \"dirt\" and \"earthy\" hints in Apulian oil, which is obtained from olives with traces of soil, as well as essential to preserve the frangible organs from abnormal wear and tear. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06022-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-85d82fc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrushing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-d06a9fb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crushing represents an important critical point for the quality of extra virgin olive oil, since it affects the organoleptic and health properties of the artisanal product of Apulian tradition that is Salento oil. Olives from the Apulian land undergo a mechanical crushing process that produces a strong tearing and shredding action of pulp, stone and skin. This makes it possible to obtain a product of the highest quality, which does not undergo changes in its organoleptic properties, thus maintaining high quality and hygienic standards of the typical Salento product.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-968e310\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGramolazione\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-right elementor-repeater-item-342b79d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gramolatura represents another key point in the extraction process. During the gramolatura operation, the paste of Salento olives, in order to promote a positive enzymatic action, is kept at a temperature of 24-27\u00b0 c is subjected to a slow agitation that promotes the aggregation of the original oil of Salento into droplets of a size that allows subsequent separation by centrifugation. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-797a9bb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtraction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-82ec359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Extraction systems can significantly affect the compositional and organoleptic profile of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliocongedi.com\/olio-doliva-italiano-puglia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>extra virgin olive oil<\/strong><\/a> and in particular on the aromatic substances and minor antioxidant components. Our <strong>continuous centrifugation process<\/strong> allows us to obtain <strong>a high presence of phenolic substances in the Apulian oil<\/strong>, which are important for our organism, and thanks also to a careful and accurate separation of the extra virgin oil carried out by constantly monitored machinery, we are able to obtain a high quality product, original to the land of Salento.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC09383-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content wd-set-mb reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does The transformation process The process of transforming olives into 100% Italian extra virgin oil involves several operations that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2522","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000001637,"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2522\/revisions\/2000001637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frantoiocongedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}